Sustainably Sourced from Gihororo, Kayanza in Burundi.
Plum, Cherry & Marzipan
This coffee tastes delicous, I have been loving it as an espresso, also a filter and on the stove top it was very delicous too!
Masha coffee washing station shares its name with the sub-hill upon which it stands. The sub-hill is actually more famous for its cattle than its coffee. The name Masha, many of the local herders greet each other with a unique phrase only used in this region. They say, “gira amasho”, meaning “owner of cows”. Masha station was built in 1989.
Many trees in Burundi are Red Bourbon varietal, this is due to the increasingly small size of coffee plantings, aging rootstock is a very big issue in Burundi. Many farmers have trees that are over 50 years old, Greenco purchases seeds from the Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU), establishes nurseries and sells the seedlings to farmers at or below cost. At the washing station, farmers can also get organic fertilizer that's made from composted coffee pulp.
Despite the ubiquity of coffee growing in Burundi, each smallholder produces a relatively small harvest. The average smallholder has approximately 250 trees, normally in their backyards. Each tree yields an average of 1.5 kilos of cherry so the average producer sells about 200 to 300 kilos of cherry annually.